It appears that the officers improperly turned off their body cameras and dashboard recorders before at least one of them shot and seriously injured 25-year-old Martavious Banks as he fled a traffic stop, the Commercial Appeal reported.

“At this stage in the investigation, I am not confident that policy was followed,” Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said, adding that this development prompted the police department to ask the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent probe.

Police officers chased the “armed male driver” after the traffic stop at 6:30 p.m., according to the official police account. Banks was shot during “a confrontation” with the cops. He was transported to Regional One Hospital in critical condition.

The shooting ignited an almost immediate protest Monday night, as members of Banks’ family and activists confronted the police at the scene of the shooting in South Memphis.

Janice Banks and many of the protesters accused the police of shooting Martavious Banks in the back and firing into an occupied house. Banks was unarmed, his mother said.

Officers also failed to warn Banks that they would shoot, Thoedus Hibbler, a witness who came forward, said.

“As he got out of the car, they started (shooting). There was no lights on, no sirens, nothing. It was like, he started running from them and they just started shooting right away,” Hibbler told the newspaper.

Officials declined to name the officer who shot Banks but they identify him as a 26-year-old Black man. The officer and two others involved in the incident have been relieved of duty.

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DALLAS SHOOTING: Botham Jean's funeral was held today and hundreds of mourners came out to the remember the shooting victim. The Saint Lucia native's body will be transported to the island where he will be buried. NA-93TH pic.twitter.com/g3CrTQu9RE

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Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean in his own home on Thursday, September 6. She is currently free on bond. Today, Botham Jean was laid to rest.
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The service was held at Church of Christ in Richardson in Dallas, Texas. According to TIME.com, mayor Mike Rawlings and Police Chief U. Renee Hall were in attendance.
The Dallas News reports, Dane Felicien, a family friend, said, "Botham Shem Jean was a fine man. And Botham Shem Jean deserves to be with Jesus."
See the photos and images from the service below: